IMMACULATA, Pa.- The Mighty Macs (2-4) returned to action after a week off on Wednesday afternoon at Draper Walsh Stadium against DeSales (4-3), and the Macs fell behind early and couldn't keep up as they fell, 16-8.
 
Junior Kayla Cadden had four points with one goal and three assists while junior Layne Kennedy, junior Anna DiDonato, and sophomore Maura Murray all scored twice.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-DeSales was on fire out of the games, scoring seven goals in the opening eight minutes to race out to a 5-0 lead
-The Mighty Macs settled down and scored three of the next five goals to close out the first half, and could have had many more if not for some big saves by the DeSales keeper
-Kennedy scored once and DiDonato twice while Cadden provided the helper on all three first half goals as the Macs trailed 7-3 at the break
-Looking to build off the late first half momentum, the Bulldogs quickly halted that by scoring the first three goals
-Cadden got on the board with an assist from Kennedy with 20 minutes to go, but the Bulldogs then scored three more again to put the deficit at 13-4
-The Macs would score four of the final seven goals, two by Murray, one by Kennedy, and one by freshman Maddy Terry in the 16-8 defeat
 
TEAM COMPARISON
-The Macs had 25 shots, including 20 on goal, closely behind the 32 for DeSales with 23 on goal
-The Macs turned it over 25 times to 27 for DeSales and the Bulldogs had 26 groundballs while the Macs had 20
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
-Goals: Kennedy 2, Murray 2, DiDonato 2
-Assists: Cadden 3
-Points: Cadden 4, Kennedy 3, Murray 2, DiDonato 2
-Groundballs: Gallagher 6, Wood 3, Krewson 3
-Caused Turnovers: Krewson 4, DiDonato 4, Gallagher 3, Huang 3
-Draw Controls: Krewson 8, Cadden 6
-Junior Emily Schumann made seven saves in goal
 
UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs will have a week off before they head to Eastern next Wednesday